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EARLY 
AMERICAN   FICTION 

1774-1830 


BEING   A  COMPILATION    OF    THE    TITLES    OF    AMERICAN  NOVELS, 

WRITTEN  BY  WRITERS  BORN  OR  RESIDING  IN  AMERICA, 

AND  PUBLISHED   PREVIOUS  TO    1831 


BY 

OSCAR    WEGELIN 

Compiler  of  "Early  American  Plays' 
1714-1830 


StamforU,  Conn, 

PUBLISHED   BY   THE   COMPILER 
1902 


The  edition  of  this  work  is  limited  to  150  copies. 
No 2Ji.. 


Copyright,  1902,  by 
Oscar  Wecelin 


OF  THE 


PREFATORY. 


The  Compiler  of  the  following  list  is  painfully  aware  of  its 
imperfections.  The  work  is  a  "Pioneer"  in  an  untrodden 
field,  no  work  in  the  same  direction  having  before  been  at- 
tempted (as  far  as  he  has  been  enabled  to  ascertain).  The 
field,  as  he  has  discovered  it  to  be,  is  a  rather  barren  one,  much 
more  so  than  he  was  led  to  believe  when  the  list  was  started. 
The  difficulty  in  tracing  titles  and  the  apparent  lack  of  inter- 
est, which  both  Collectors  and  Public  Libraries  (with  but  few- 
exceptions)  have  taken  in  this  interesting  and  (to  modern 
readers)  rather  curious  branch  of  American  Literature,  has 
made  the  work  more  difficult  than  would  be  supposed.  The 
result,  however,  is  not  altogether  unsatisfactory,  as  nearly  150 
titles  are  included  in  the  list,  which,  though  seemingly  a  small 
number,  is  not  insignificant  when  the  time  which  the  work 
covers  (56  years)  is  taken  into  consideration.  I  therefore  hope 
that  what  has  been  discovered  will  prove  of  some  interest  to 
those  who  may  be  interested  in  this  class  of  literature,  and 
may  be  helpful  to  those  who  may  wish  to  improve  upon  this 
humble  effort,  and  with  this  hope  offer  the  work  without 
further  apologies. 

No  attempt  has  been  made,  except  in  a  few  instances,  to 
give  more  than  the  ^rsf  edition  of  a  work,  as  most  of  the  popu- 
lar novels  went  through  innumerable  editions. 

With  but  few  exceptions  all  works  in  the  line  of  Juveniles 
have  been  ignored,  as  they  are  really  in  a  class  by  themselves, 
and  would  add  but  little  to  the  result. 


In  the  compiling  of  this  list  I  have  had  the  advice  and  valu- 
able assistance  of  the  following  Gentlemen,  to  v^hom  I  wish 
to  express  my  sincere  thanks:  Harry  L.  Koopman,  Librarian 
of  Brown  University;  Chas.  H.  Taylor,  Jr.,  John  Anderson, 
Jr.,  Robert  F.  Roden,  Author  of  "Later  American  Plays"; 
Victor  Palsits,  of  the  Lenox  Library,  and  to  Edmund  M. 
Barton,  Librarian  of  the  Amei^ican  Antiquarian  Society. 

Oscar  Wegelin. 
Stamford,  Conn  , 
February  4,  1902. 


ANONYMOUS    TITLES. 


The  Art  of  Courting,  displayed  in  eight  different  scenes,  the 
principal  of  which  are  taken  from  actual  life,  Newbury- 
port:  W.  Barrett,  1795.      i2mo,  pp.  225. 

*  "  A  curious  work  of  the  religious-novel  sort,  but  largely 
made  up  of  apparently  genuine  correspondence  between 
lovers  disguised  as  Strephon  and  Eliza,  Paramond  and  Sylvia, 
Bragadotius  and  Munskuldia,  etc. — interspersed  with  poetry 
of  the  Anna  Matilda  School  of  the  Period." 

Bakhtiar  Nameh,  or  the  Royal  Foundling,  a  Persian  Story, 
Translated  into  English  by  a  Citizen  of  Phila- 
delphia.   Philadelphia,  E.  Parker,  1813.    i2mo,  pp.  xii,  266. 

The  Betrothed  of  Wyoming.  An  Historical  Tale.  Phila- 
delphia, 1830.     Svo,  pp.  231. 

*  Second  Edition.     Philadelphia,  1830.     Svo,  pp.  231. 

Cynthia,  |  with  the  tragical  account  of  the  |  unfortunate 
loves  I  of  I  Almerin  and  Desdemona:  |  being  |  a  novel. —  | 
Illustrated  with  a  variety  of  the  chances  of  for-  |  tune;  mor- 
alized with  many  useful  observations,  |  whereby  the  reader 

may    reap    both    pleasure    and    profit,  |  |  Printed    at 

Northampton,     Massachusetts,    |     by    William    Butler  ;    j 
M,DCC,XCVIII.  I       i2mo,  pp.  108. 

Delaval.     A  Novel.     Newbern,  N.  C,  1804.      i6mo. 

Essays  of  Howard:  or,  Tales  of  the  Prison.  Originally 
Printed  in  the  New  York  Columbian.  New  York,  i8ii. 
Svo,  pp.  99. 

The  Female  American,  or,  the  extraordinary  Adventures  of 
Unca  Eliza  Winkfield,  Compiled  by  Herself.  Newbury- 
port:  A.  March,  N.  D.      i2mo. 

*  Same.     Vergennes,  Vt. ,   J.    Shedd  &  Co.,  1S14.      24mo, 
pp.  270. 

5 


6  Early  American  Fiction 

Female  Friendship,  or  the  Innocent  Sufferer.  A  Moral 
Novel.     [Volume  the  first.] 

"Virtue  alone  is  happiness  below, 
And  our  best  knowledge  is  ourselves  to  know." 
Hallowell:  Printed  by  Howard  A.  Robinson,  for  Nathaniel 
Cogswell,  1797.      2  vols.  pp.  126-120. 

*  This  work  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  book  printed 
East  of  Portland,  Maine. 

The  Florida  Pirate,  or,  An  Account  of  a  Cruise  in  the 
Schooner    Ezperanza,   with    a   Sketch    of    the  Life  of  her 

Commander With    an    Engraving.      New  York: 

W.  Borradaile,  1823.      i2mo,  pp.  24. 

Fort  Braddock  Letters,  or  a  Tale  of  the  French  and  Indian 
Wars.      Worcester,  1827.     32mo. 

The  Fortunate  Discovery:  or,  the  History  of  Henry  Villars, 
by  a  Young  Lady  of  the  State  of  New  York.  New  York: 
Printed  by  R.  Wilson  for  Samuel  Campbell,  124  Pearl 
Street,  1798.      i6mo,  pp.  180. 

The  History  of  the  Duchess  of  C .     From  Adela  and 

Theodore.    Written  by  Herself.    New  York:  E.  Duyckinck, 
1814.     32mo,  pp.  128. 

The  History  of  the  Two  Shoemakers.  Philadelphia,  181 1. 
24mo,  pp.  107. 

Justina,  or  the  Will.  A  Domestic  Story.  New  York:  Chas. 
Wiley,  1823.      2  vols.  i2mo. 

The  Lawyer;  or,  Man  as  he  ought  not  to  be.     A  tale.     Pitts- 
burgh: Printed  for  and  Published  by  Zadock  Cramer,  and 
sold  at  his  Bookstore  (Franklin  Head)  Market  Street,  1808. 
i2mo,  pp.  viii.,  9-236. 
♦Another  Edition.      Charlestown,  1829.      i6mo,  pp.  180. 

The  Lottery  Ticket:  An  American  Tale.  Printed  for  the 
Trustees  of  the  Publishing  Fund,  by  Hilliard  and  Metcalf, 
Cambridge,  1822.     8vo,  pp.  51. 

Margaretta.  A  Romance.  Philadelphia:  S.  F.  Bradford, 
1807. 


Early  American  Fiction  7 

The  Memoirs  of  Lafitte,  or  the  Barratarian  Pirate:  a  Narra- 
tive founded  on  fact.  New  York:  J.  M.  Danforth,  1804. 
i2mo,  pp.  95.      [Woodcut  Portrait.] 

A  Modern  Collection  of  Moral,  Religious  and  Interesting 
Stories,  designed  for  the  Service  of  American  Youth,  By 
a  lover  of  their  Precious  and  Immortal  Souls.  [Motto.] 
Bennington:  Printed  by  A.  Haswell,  1802. 

Monima;  or,  The  Beggar  Girl.  A  Novel,  founded  on  fact. 
Written  by  a  Lady  of  Philadelphia.  Philadelphia:  Printed 
by  Eaken  &  Mecum,  1803.      i2mo,  pp.  458. 

Moreland  Vale;  or,  The  fair  fugitive.  By  a  Lady  of  the 
State  of  New  York.  Nev^r  York:  S.  Campbell,  1801. 
i6mo,  I  p.  1.,  pp.  184. 

Nahant;  or,  "The  Floure  of  Souvenance."  Philadelphia: 
H.  C.  Carey  and  I.  Lea,  Chestnut  Street,  1827.  i6mo, 
pp.  31- 

National  Tales.  New  York:  A.  P.  Houston,  1825.  2  vols. 
8vo. 

The  Orphans;  an  American  Tale.  Addressed  chiefly  to  the 
Young.     New  York,  1825.      i2mo,  pp.  123. 

A  Peep  at  the  Pilgrims  in  1636.  A  tale  of  Olden  Times,  by 
the  Author  of  Divers  Unfinished  Manuscripts,  etc.  Boston, 
1825. 

Rosa;  or  American  Genius  and  Education.  New  York: 
Printed  for  the  Author,  by  Isaac  Riley,  1810.  i2mo,  pp. 
263. 

Saratoga;  a  Tale  of  the  Revolution.      Boston,  1825.      2  vols. 

The  Sicilian  Pirate,  or  the  Pillar  of  Mystery:  A  Terrific 
Romance.     New  York:  E.  Duyckinck,  1815.      i6mo. 

A  Sketch  of  the  Olden  Time;  or,  General  Lee's  farewell 
dinner  at  New  York.  Founded  on  fact,  being  the  First  of 
a  series  of  Revolutionary  Tales,  by  an  Antiquary.  New 
York:  G.  &  C.  Carvill,  1829.     8vo,  pp.  44. 


8  Early  American  Fiction 

Tales  of  the  Emerald  Isle;  or  Legends  of  Ireland,  by  a  lady 
of  Boston,  Author  of  "Tales  of  the  Fireside,"  and  "  Stories 
for  Children."  New  York,  W,  Borradaile,  113  Fulton 
Street,  Nov.,  1828.      i2mo,  pp.  258. 

Tokeah ;  or  the  White  Rose.  Philadelphia,  1829.  2  vols. 
i2mo. 

A  Winter  in  Washington ;  or,  Memoirs  of  the  Seymour  Family. 
New  York:   E.  Bliss  &  E.  White,  1824.     2  vols.  i2mo. 

The  Witches  of  N. E;  a  Romance.      Philadelphia,  1825. 

The  Yankee  Traveller:  or,  Adventures  of  Hector  Wigler.  Con- 
cord, 1817.      i8mo,  pp.  107. 


AUBERTEUIL,    HiLLIARD    d'. 


Miss    Mac    Rae.      Roman    Historique.      Philadelphia,    1784. 
i8mo. 

Belknap,  Jeremy. 
1744-1798. 

Early    New    England    Divine,   Founder  of    Massachusetts 
Historical   Society,  his   most  famous   work   is  a  History  of 
•New  Hampshire.     3  vols.     1784-92. 

The  I  Foresters  |  an  |  American  Tale:  |  being  a  |  Sequel  to 
the  History  |  of  |  John  Bull  the  Clothier.  1  In  a  series  of 
Letters  to  a  Friend.  ]  [Printers  Device.]  Printed  at  Bos- 
ton, I  by  I.  Thomas  and  E.  T.  Andrews,  |  Proprietors  of 
the  Work  |  Faust's  Statue,  No.  45,  Newbury  Street,  | 
MD.CCXCII.      [Plate  by  Seymour.]     i2mo,  pp.  216. 

*  The  second  edition  considerably  enlarged,  and  containing 
the  Clavis  Allegorica.  (Key  to  the  Characters)  which  is  not 
found  in  the  first  edition,  was  published  at  Boston  by  Thomas 
and  Andrews,  1796.      i6mo,  pp.  240. 

This  work  which  is  the  Third  work  of  fiction  written  and 
published  in  the  United  States,  passed  through  numerous 
editions.  It  was  first  published  in  the  Columbian  Magazine, 
1792. 


Early  American  Fiction  9 

Brackenridge,  Hugh  Henry. 
1748-1816. 
An  author  and  dramatist  of  some  note  in  the  latter  half  of 
the  Eighteenth  Century.  Born  in  Scotland  in  1748,  he  came 
to  America  when  but  five  years  of  age.  He  entered  Nassau 
Hall  and  graduated  from  there  in  1771.  During  the  Revolu- 
tion he  was  a  zealous  supporter  of  the  American  cause,  and 
wrote  two  plays  in  its  support.  "  The  Battle  of  Bunker's 
Hill  "  and  "  The  Death  of  General  Montgomery."  In  1781 
he  crossed  the  Alleghenys  and  settled  in  Pittsburgh.  He  was 
afterwards  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Penna. 

Modern  Chivalry,  or  the  Adventures  of  Captain  Farrago  and 
Teague  O'Regan,  his  servant.  Pittsburgh,  Office  of  the 
Pittsburgh  Gazette,  1793.      [First  part  only.] 

*  Same.     Phil.   1797. 

Another  edition.  Wilmington,  printed  by  George  Metz, 
1815,  pp.  276. 

Also,  Pittsburgh,  R.  Patterson  and  Lambdin,  1819.    2  vols. 

This  work,  which  may  be  called  the  American  "  Don 
Quixote,"  is  the  first  work  of  fiction  produced  in  the  West. 
It  relates  almost  entirely  to  the  "  Whisky  Rebellion,"  in  which 
the  Author  was  a  zealous  participant.  The  work  was  popu- 
lar and  went  through  several  other  editions  independent  of 
those  which  are  noticed  above. 

Brown,  Charles  Brockden. 
1771-1810. 
Charles  Brockden  Brown,  who  has  been  termed  not  unjustly 
"  The  Father  of  American  Novelists,"  was  born  in  the  City 
of  Philadelphia  in  1771.  He  was  intended  for  the  bar,  but 
soon  gave  up  the  study  of  law  for  the  pursuit  of  literature. 
He  soon  took  rank  as  a  writer  of  the  first  class,  and  was  one 
of  the  few  American  writers  of  his  day  to  find  favor  in  the 
eyes  of  English  readers.  He  married  Elizabeth  Linn,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Wm.  Linn,  and  thus  became  brother-in-law  of  John 
Blair  Linn,  a  writer  of  note,  between  whom  and  himself  a 
lifelong  attachment  of  friendship  existed. 


10  Early  American  Fiction 

Wieland;  ]  or  the  |  Transformation.  |  an  |  American   Tale  | 
[4   lines  of  poetry].      Copy-right   secured  |  [device]  |  New 
York:  |  Printed  by  T.  &  J.  Swords,  for  H.  Caritat,  |  1798. 
i2mo,  pp.  298. 

Arthur  Mervyn;  |  or,  |  Memoirs  of  the  |    Year  1793,  |  by  the 
Author  of  Wieland  and  Ormond;  or  the  Secret  Witness.  | 
Philadelphia,   1799.      i2mo,    p.    1.    (4)   misnumbered   (VI.) 
224. 

*  Second  Part.      New  York,  1800.      i2mo. 

Edgar  Huntley;  |  or,  |  Memoirs  |  of  a  |  Sleep-Walker,  |  by 
the  Author  of  Arthur  Mervyn,  |  Wieland, — Ormond,  etc.  | 
[Vol.  I.]  Philadelphia:  Printed  by  H.  Maxwell,  No.  3 
Letitia  Court,  and  sold  by  Thomas  Dobson,  Asbury 
Dickins,  And  the  Principal  Booksellers.  1799.  3  vols,  Svo, 
pp.  250-252-193.  At  the  end  of  Vol.  3.  is  Death  of  Cicero, 
a  Fragment  pp.  48,  probably  written  by  Brown. 

Ormond;  or,  the  Secret  Witness.      New  York,  1799.      i6mo. 

Jane  Talbot,  |  A  Novel.  |  By  the  Author  of  |  Arthur  Mervyn, 
Wieland,  Ormond,  |  Edgar  Huntley,  and  |  Clara  How- 
ard. I  Philadelphia,  1801.  i2mo,  pp.  346.  [Plate  by  Sey- 
mour.] 

Clara  Howard,  in  a  Series  of  Letters.  Philadelphia,  A. 
Dickins,  1801.      i6mo,  pp.  iv.,  5-268. 

Carwin,  the  Biloquist,  and  Other  American  Tales  and  Pieces. 
London,  1822.      3  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  iv.,  256-287-259. 

Cheney,   Harriet  Vaughan. 

Daughter  of  Hannah  Foster,  Author  of  "  The  Coquette." 

The  Rivals  of  Acadia,  an  old  story  of  the  New  World. 
[4  lines  from  Shakespeare]  Boston,  1827.      i2mo,  pp.  271. 

Child,  Lydia  Maria. 

A  writer  of  note,  especially  on  the  Slavery  Question;  was 
born  at  Medford,  Mass.,  in  1802.  Upon  the  arrest  of  John 
Brown  she  offered  her  services  to  him  as  Nurse. 


Early  American  Fiction  ii 

Hobomok.  A  Tale  of  Early  Times,  by  an  American.  Boston: 
Cummings,  Hilliard  &  Co.,  1824.      i2mo,  pp.  188. 

The  Rebels,  or  Boston  before  the  Revolution.  Boston:  Cum- 
mings, Hilliard  &  Co.,  1825.      i2mo,  pp.  304, 

*  Republished    with    Author's    revisions.      Boston,     1850. 
i2mo,  pp.  iv.,  5-286. 

Cooper,  James  Fenimore. 
1789-1851. 
The  most  read  of  our  early  American  Novelists,  whose 
name  is  familiar  to  every  schoolboy.  Was  born  at  Burlington, 
N.  J.,  in  1789.  His  father  was  a  Jurist  of  note.  He  studied 
at  Yale,  but  did  not  graduate,  and  joined  the  Navy  from 
which  he  received  the  ideas  and  knowledge  which  were  after- 
wards so  happily  included  in  his  Sea  Stories.  In  181 1  he 
was  joined  in  wedlock  with  Miss  De  Lancey,  and  settled  at 
Mamaroneck,  New  York.  He  died  at  Cooperstown,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  14,  1851. 

Precaution.  A  Novel.  New  York,  1820.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp. 
286-340. 

*  Same.     Paris,  1825.     4  vols.  i2mo. 

The  Spy;  A  Tale  of  the  Neutral  Ground.  "Breathes  there 
a  man  with  soul  so  dead,  who  never  to  himself  hath  said. 
This  is  my  own,  my  native  land."  By  the  author  of  "  Pre- 
caution." In  two  volumes.  [Vol.  I.]  [Vol.  II.]  New 
York:  Wiley  &  Halstead,  3  Wall-Street.  Wm.  Grattan, 
Printer,  1821.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  xii.,  251-286. 

*  Second  edition.     New  York:  Wiley  &  Halstead,  1822.     2 
vols.,  pp.  X.,  251-286. 

The  Pioneers,  or  the  Sources  of  the  Susquehanna;  A  Descrip- 
tive Tale,  by  the  Author  of  "  Precaution."  [4  lines  of 
poetry.]  In  two  volumes.  New  York,  1823.  2  vols.  i2mo, 
pp.  246-284. 

The  Pilot;  a  Tale  of  the  Sea,  by  the  Author  of  The  Pioneers, 
etc.,  etc.  List  ye  landsmen  all  to  me.  In  two  volumes. 
[Vol.  L]  New  York,  1823.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp    viii.,  258-293. 


12  Early  American  Fiction 

Lionel  Lincoln;  or,  The  Leaguer  of  Boston.  In  two  vol- 
umes. "First  let  me  talk  with  this  Philosopher."  By 
the  Author  of  the  Pioneers,  Pilot,  etc.  [Vol.  I.]  [Vol.  IL] 
New  York:  Published  by  Charles  Wiley,  D.  Fanshaw, 
Printer.  1825  (Vol.  I.),  1824  (Vol.  IL)  2  vols,  izmo,  pp. 
xii,  263-270. 

*  Sabin  gives  the  date  N.  Y.,  1823-24;  also,  Phila.,  1827. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans:  a  Narrative  of  1757.  By  the 
Author  of  "  The  Pioneers."  "  Mislike  me  not  for  my  com- 
plexion, the  shadowed  livery  of  the  burnished  sun."  In 
two  volumes.  [Vol.  I.]  [Vol.  II.]  Philadelphia:  H.  C. 
Carey  and  I.  Lea,  Chestnut  Street,  1826.  2  vols.  i2mo, 
pp.  xi  (xii  blank),  282-289, 

The  Prairie:  a  Tale.  Philadelphia,  1828.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp. 
252-276.     Also,  London,  1827.     3  vols.  8vo. 

The  Red  Rover:  a  Tale,  by  the  Author  of  the  Pilot,  etc.,  etc. 
Philadelphia:  Carey,  Lea  and  Carey,  1827.  2  vols.  i2mo, 
pp.  274-262. 

The  Wept  of  Wish-ton-Wish:  a  Tale.  Philadelphia:  Carey, 
Lea  and  Carey,  1829.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  251-234, 

*  This  work  was  also  published  as  "  The  Borderers." 

The  Water-Witch;  or.  The  Skimmer  of  the  Seas:  a  Tale. 
London,  1830,      3  vols,  8vo, 

*  Same.     Dresden,  1830.     3  vols.  8vo. 

Also  Phila.,  1831.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  vi,  256-251. 

COULTERSHOGGLE,     MUNGO. 

Goslington  Shadow:  a  Romance  of  the  Nineteenth  Century 
[line  from  Ovid]  [line  from  old  Scotch  song]  by  Mungo 
Coultershoggle,  Esq.  In  two  volumes.]  Vol,  I.]  New  York: 
J.  and  J.  Harper,  Printers,  1825.      i2mo,  pp.  245-236. 

Leslie  Linkfield.     Rochester,  1826.      2  vols.     . 

Dallas,  R.  C. 
Felix  Alvarez;  or.   Manners  in  Spain.      New  York:  J.  East- 
burn  &  Co.,  1818.      3  vols.  i2mo. 


Early  American  Fiction  13 

Davis,  John. 

The  Farmer  of  New  Jersey:  a  Tale.     New  York,  1800.    i2mo. 

The  First  Settlers  of  Virginia.  An  Historical  Novel,  exhib- 
iting a  view  of  the  Rise  and  Progress  of  the  Colony  at 
Jamestown,  a  Picture  of  Indian  Manners,  etc.,  and  a 
Memoir  of  the  Author.  [Second  Edition.]  New  York: 
I.  Riley  &  Co.,  1805.  i2mo,  pp.  xii,  13-284. 
*  Same.     New  York,  1806.      i2mo,  pp.  xii,  13-284. 

Captain  Smith  and  Princess  Pocahontas:  an  Indian  Tale. 
Philadelphia,  1817.      i6mo,  pp.  90, 

Flint,    Timothy. 
1780-1840. 
Born   at   Reading,  Mass.,  in  1780.     In  1833  he  edited  for 

a  short  time  the  Knickerbocker  Magazine.      He  afterwards 

went  to  the  West  and  settled  at  Cincinnati.      He  published 

a  valuable  work  on  the  Indian  Wars,  and  a   History   of  the 

Mississippi  Valley.     2  vols.      1828. 

Francis  Berrian,  or  The  Mexican  Patriot.  [7  lines  of  verse.] 
In  two  volumes.  Boston:  Cummings,  Hilliard  &  Company, 
1826.      2  vols.  8vo,  pp.  299-285. 

The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Arthur  Clenning.  In  two  vol- 
umes. By  the  Author  of  "  Recollections  of  ten  years  in 
the  Valley  of  the  Mississippi,"  "Francis  Berrian,"  etc. 
Philadelphia,  1828.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  236-173. 

George  Mason,  the  Young  Backwoodsman;  or,  "  Don't  Give 
Up  the  Ship."  A  Story  of  the  Mississippi,  by  the  Author 
of  "  Francis  Berrian."     Boston,  1829.      i2mo,  pp.  167, 

The  Shoshonee  Valley,  a  romance,  by  the  Author  of  Francis 
Berrian.  Cincinnati:  E.  H.  Flint,  1830.  2  vols.  i2mo, 
pp.  323-264. 

Foster,  Hannah. 
Daughter  of  Grant  Webster,  was  born  in  Boston,  in  1763. 
Married  John   Foster,  D.D.     She   was  also  the  authoress  of 
"Lessons  of  a  Preceptress,''   Boston,   1798.      Died   at  Mon- 
treal, Canada,  in  1840. 


14  Early  American  Fiction 

The  Coquette;  or,  the  History  of  Eliza  Wharton.  A  Novel 
founded  on  fact,  by  a  Lady  of  Massachusetts,  Boston, 
1797.      i2mo. 

Of  this  work,  second  only  in  popularity  to  "  Charlotte 
Temple,"  a  large  number  of  editions  made  their  appear- 
ance, the  30th  appearing  at  Boston  in  1833, 

FURMAN,    GarRAT. 

A  Long  Island  writer  of  note,  author  of  several  works 
relating  to  the  History  of  Long  Island. 

Redfield:  a  Long  Island  Tale  of  the  Seventeenth  Century. 
[6  lines  from  the  Iliad]  New  York :  Published  by  O.  Wilder, 
&  James  M.  Campbell.  Printed  by  A.  Spooner,  Brooklyn, 
1825.      i2mo,  pp.  214. 

Hall,  James. 

1793-1863. 

A  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Ohio,  and  Author  of  several 
valuable  works  relating  to  the  West.  Served  in  the  War  of 
181 2,  and  distinguished  himself  at  Lundy's  Lane  and  Niagara. 

Winter  Evenings.  A  Series  of  American  Tales.  Philadelphia: 
Thos.  T.  Ash,  129  Chestnut  St.  1829.      i8mo,  pp.  263. 

Hart,  Catherine  Julia. 

Born  at  Frederictown,  Canada,  1796.      Died  1867. 
St.   Ursula's   Convent;  or,  the   Nun  of  Canada.    Containing 
scenes  from  Real  Life.      Kingston,  Upper  Canada,  Printed 
by  Hugh  C.  Thomson,  1824.     2  vols.  i2mo. 

*  Supposed  to  be  the  first  2-volume  novel  published  in 
Canada. 

Tonnewonte;  or,  the  Adopted  Son  of  America:  A  Tale,  by 
an  American.    Watertown,  New  York,  1825.    2  vols.  i2mo. 

*  Another  edition,  the  first  word  of  title  being  changed  to 
Tonnawanda,  Rochester,  N.  Y.  [about  1828.] 


Early  American  Fiction  i5 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel. 
1804-1864. 

Fanshawe,  |  a  tale.  |  "Wilt  thou  go  with  me  ? "— Southey.  j 
Boston:  |  Marsh  &  Capen,  362  Washington  Street.  |  Press 
of  Putnam  and  Hunt.  |  1828.  i2mo.  Title  with  copy- 
right on  verso,  followed  by  pp.  3-141- 

*  This  is  the  first  separate  publication  by   the  author  of 
"The  Scarlet  Letter." 


Hentz,    N.   M. 

A  writer  of  note  on  Natural  History,  and  teacher  of  Lan- 
guages. He  was  associated  with  George  Bancroft  in  the 
Management  of  a  Seminary  at  Northampton,  Mass.  He 
married  in  1825  the  popular  authoress  Caroline  Lee  [Whit- 
ing,] Hentz.  Died  1856. 

Tadeuskund,  the  last  King  of  the  Lenape.  An  Historical 
tale.  Boston:  Published  by  Cummings,  Hilliard,  &  Co. 
Printed  by  Hilliard  &  Metcalf,  1825.      i2mo.  pp.  276. 

The  Valley  of  Shenandoah;  or,  Mysteries  of  the  Graysons. 
[Quotation  3  lines.]  In  two  volumes.  [Vol.  i.]  Second 
Edition.  New  York,  Orville  A.  Roorback,  1828.  i6mo, 
pp.  vii.,  316.— title— I  leaf,— 320. 


Hitchcock,   Enos. 

A  distinguished  preacher,    born  Springfield,  Mass.,  1744- 

Died  1803. 

Memoirs  of  the  Bloomsgrove  Family,  in  a  series  of  letters  to 
a  respectable  Citizen  of  Philadelphia ...  on  a  mode  of  Do- 
mestic education,  etc.,  interspersed  with  a  variety  of  Inter- 
esting Anecdotes.  Boston,  1790.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  299-300. 
*  This  curious  piece  is  dedicated  to  Mrs.  Washington. 


1 6  Early  American  Fiction 

HoPKiNSON,  Francis. 
1738-1791. 

A  Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and  author 
of  the  famous  Revolutionary  Ballad,  "  The  Battle  of  the 
Kegs." 

A  I  Pretty  Story  |  written  in  the  Year  of  Our  Lord  2774,  [ 
By  Peter  Grievous,  Esq.  |  A.B.C.  D.E.  |  Veluti  in  Spe- 
culo.  I  Philadelphia:  |  Printed  and  Sold  by  John  Dunlap^  \ 
M.DCCLXXIV.      i6mo,  pp.  29. 

*The  first  ^NOxV  of  fiction  written  and  published  in  Amer- 
ica, antedating  "The  Power  of  Sympathy"  by  15  years. 

*  "The  Pretty  Story  "  is  written  in  the  style  of  Arbuth- 
not's  "John  Bull"  and  is  said  to  have  been  very  Popular, 
I  have  been  unable  to  trace  more  than  one  copy.  It  rep- 
resents England  as  a  nobleman  possessed  of  a  valuable 
farm,  and  having  a  number  of  Children  and  Grandchildren, 
for  the  Government  of  whom,  he  had  entered  into  various 
compacts.  Parliament  is  represented  as  his  wife.  The  for- 
tunes of  the  American  Settlers  are  also  depicted,  and  the 
encroachments  of  Parliament  forcibly  described,  in  a  rather 
humorous  vein.  The  Chapters  end  with  this  broken  prophetic 
sentence:  "The  Harsh  and  unconstitutional  proceedings  of 
the  overseer  so  highly  irritated  Jack  and  the  other  families 
of  the  New  Farm  that Cetera  desunt. 

In  1776  Hopkinson  published  the  "  Prophecy,"  and  in  1777 
The  Political  Catechism,  which  serve  to  work  out  the  sequel 
of  his  novel. 

Irving,  Peter. 

A  brother  of  Washington  Irving,  born  1771.  Died  1838. 
Studied  Medicine,  and  in  1807  Projected  with  Washington 
Irving,  Knickerbocker's  History  of  New  York. 

Giovanni  Slogarro.  A  Venetian  Tale.  [Taken  from  the 
French.]  by  Percival  G.  In  two  volumes.  Vol.  I.  [II.] 
[Quotation.]  New  York:  C.  S.  Van  Winkle,  loi  Green- 
wich Street,  1820.     2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  275-296. 


Early  American  Fiction  17 

Irving,  Washington. 

Born  at  N.  Y.,  1783.  Died  at  Tarrytown,  1859.  It  would  be 
superfluous  to  give  an  account  here  of  this  Popular  writer, 
who  was  without  doubt  not  only  one  of  the  greatest  authors 
of  his  time  in  America  but  one  of  the  most  humorous  and 
delightful  writers  of  whom  America  can  boast. 

A  History  of  New  York,  from  the  beginning  of  the  World  to 
the  End  of  the  Dutch  Dynasty.  Containing  among  many 
Surprising  and  Curious  Matters,  the  Unutterable  Ponder- 
ings  of  Walter  the  Doubter,  the  Disastrous  Projects  of 
William  the  Testy,  and  the  Chivalric  Achievments  of  Peter 
the  Headstrong,  the  three  Dutch  Governors  of  New  Amster- 
dam ;  being  the  only  Authentic  History  of  the  Times  that 
ever  hath  been,  or  ever  will  be  Published,  by  Diedrich 
Knickerbocker.  New  York:  Inskeep  &  Bradford,  1809. 
2  vols.  izmo.  pp.  xxiii,  268  (2),  258.  [Folding  view  of  New 
Amsterdam.] 

The  Sketch  Book  of  Geoffrey  Crayon,  Gent.  .  .  .  New  York: 
Printed  by  C.  S.  Van  Winkle.  1819-20.  Issued  in  seven 
parts.     8vo. 

Bracebridge  Hall ;  or,  The  Humorists.  A  Medley,  by  Geof- 
frey Crayon,  Gent.  [4  lines  from  Christmas  Ordinary.]  in 
Two  Volumes.  [Vol.  i.]  New  York:  Printed  by  C.  S. 
Van  Winkle.  No.  loi  Greenwich  Street.  1822.  2  vols. 
i2mo,  pp.  309-316. 

Tales  of  a  Traveller,  by  Geoffrey  Crayon,  Gent.  Philadel- 
phia: H.  C.  Carey  &  I.  Lea.  1824.  4  parts.  8vo.  pp.  165, 
212,  135,  161. 

Jackson,  Daniel,  Jr. 

Alonza  and  Melissa,  or  the  Unfeeling  Father.  An  American 
Tale,  by  Daniel  Jackson,  Jr.  Brattleboro:  Published  by 
Holbrook  and  Fessenden.      1824.     i8mo.  pp.  240. 

*  Another  Edition.     Sanbornton,  N.  H.      D.  V.  Moulton, 
1832.      i8mo. 


1 8  Early  American  Fiction 

JuDAH,  Samuel  B.  F. 
Playwright,  Poet  and  Lawyer,  of  whom  but  little  is  known 
or  has  been  written  except  in  a  denunciatory  way,  was  born 
in  New  York  City  in  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  Cen- 
tury. He  was  the  Author  of  half  a  dozen  plays,  some  of  which 
were  performed  both  in  America  and  in  England.  His  pro- 
pensity for  denouncing  all  who  did  not  agree  with  him  were 
the  frequent  causes  of  trouble,  both  to  himself  and  to  his  pub- 
lishers,which  reached  a  climax  when  Judah  Published  a  grossly 
vulgar  and  Satirical  work  "  Gotham  and  the  Gothamites," 
which  reflected  severely  upon  numerous  well-known  Citizens 
of  New  York.  The  Author  was  for  a  time  imprisoned  arid  the 
book  suppressed.  His  later  years  were  spent  in  the  practice 
of  the  law. 

The  Buccanneers  ;  a  Romance  of  our  own  Country  in  its 
Ancient  days ;  illustrated  with  Divers  Marvellous  Histories, 
and  Antique  and  Facetious  Episodes;  gathered  from  the 
most  Authentic   Chronicles  of  the   Settlement  of  the  Niew 

Nederlandts [by]  Terentius  Phlogobombos 

Boston  and  New  York,  1827.     2  vols.  i2mo. 

*  Another  and  more  uncommon  edition,  with  this  imprint, 
"The  Imprint  whereof  is  at  New  York.  A.  D.  1827." 

*  A  libelous  publication  which  was  suppressed,  and  pages 
xxi-xxiv  of  the  preface  or,  as  Judah  calls  it,  "A  Short 
Proem,"  etc.,  extracted  or  cut  from  all  copies.  I  am  unable 
to  trace  a  copy  which  contains  these  leaves. 

Lawson,  James. 
Born   in  Glasgow,   Scotland,   1799.     Died   1880.     A    well- 
known  author  in  New  York,  during  the  last  Century. 

Tales  and  Sketches,  by  a  Cosmopolite.  New  York:  Elam 
Bliss,  III  Broadway,  1830.     8vo,  pp.  256. 

Leggett,  William. 
1802-1839. 
An  editor  and  Dramatic  Critic  of  note. 

Tales  and  Sketches,  by  a  Country  Schoolmaster.  New  York, 
1829.      i2mo,  pp.  9,248.      [Portrait.] 


Early  American  Fiction  19 

Lennox,  Charlotte. 
1720-1804. 

A  native  of  New  York,  of  which  City  her  father  Col.  Jas. 
Ramsay  was  Lieut.  Governor.  At  the  age  of  15  she  was 
sent  to  London,  where  she  supported  herself  by  her  literary 
talents.  She  was  on  friendly  terms  with  most  of  the  cele- 
brated English  writers  of  the  time;  Dr.  Johnson  considering 
her  litqrary  abilities  equal  to  those  of  Hannah  More  or  Fanny 
Burney. 
The  Female  Quixote.     London,  1752.     2  vols.  8vo. 

Henrietta.  A  Novel.  By  Mrs.  Charlotte  Lennox.  In  two 
Volumes.     Vol.  I  [II].     1758.     2  vols.  8vo. 

*  Same.  Dublin,  1786.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  xii.  228-viii. 
231. 

*  The  plot  of  Burgoyne's  Play  of  the  "  Heiress  "  was  taken 
from  this  novel. 

Sophia.     A  Novel.     London,  1768.     2  vols.  i2mo. 

Euphemia;  a  Novel.     London,  1790.     4  vols.  i2mo. 

McHenry,  James. 

Born  in  Ireland  1785,  came  to  America  in  1817  and  settled 
in  Philadelphia,  where  he  followed  his  Profession,  that  of  a 
Physician.  In  1842  he  was  appointed  U.  S.  Consul  at  Lon- 
donderry in  Ireland,  which  office  he  held  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1845. 

The  Wilderness,  or,  Braddock's  Times.  A  tale  of  the  West. 
New  York:  E.  Bliss,  1823.     2  vols.  i6mo,  pp.  288-299. 

*  Reprinted.    Pittsburgh,  1848.   2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  229-230. 

The  Spectre  of  the  Forest,  or.  Annals  of  the  Housatonic, 
a  New  England  Romance.  By  the  Author  of  "  The  Wilder- 
ness." [6  lines  of  poetry]  in  two  volumes.  New  York;  E. 
Bliss  and  E.  White,  No.  128  Broadway.  Johnstone  & 
Van  Norden,  Printers,  1823.      i2mo,  pp.  226-244. 


20  Early  American  Fiction 

O'Halloran,  or  the  Insurgent  Chief,  an  Irish  Historical  Tale, 
of  1798;  by  the  Author  of  "The  Wilderness  and  The 
Spectre  of  the  Forest."  Philadelphia,  Carey  &  Lea,  1824. 
2  vols.  i2mo. 

The  Hearts  of  Steel,  an  Irish  Historical  Tale.  Philadel- 
phia [1826].     2  vols.  i2mo. 

Mackay,  Samuel. 

The  Magdalen  Churchyard,  from  the  French  of  J.  J.  Regnault 
Warin,  Author  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  The  Castle  of  Strozzi, 
etc.  Translated  By  Samuel  Mackay,  A.M.,  Ex  Professor  of 
the  French  Language  in  Williams  College  [3  Lines  from 
Young.]  Vol.  I.  [II.]  Boston:  Hastings,  Etheridge  and 
Bliss,  1809.      2  volumes  in  one.      i2mo,  pp.  205,  207-378. 

Mitchell,  I. 

The  Asylum;  or,  Alonzo  and  Melissa.  An  American  Tale, 
founded  on  fact.  By  I.  Mitchell.  [8  lines  of  Poetry  from 
Dwight]  in  two  volumes.  [Vol.  I.]  Poughkeepsie:  Pub- 
lished by  Joseph  Nelson.  C.  C.  Adams  and  Co.,  Printers, 
1811.     2  vols.  i2mo.     [Woodcut  frontispiece  by  Anderson.] 

Morton,  Sarah  Wentworth. 

"The  American  Sappho"  was  born  at  Braintree,  Mass., 
1759.  She  became  a  poetess  of  note,  and  obtained  great 
celebrity  under  the  signature  of  Philenia.  She  married  in 
1 78 1  Perez  Morton,  Lawyer  and  Patriot.  Her  best  known 
poem  "  Beacon  Hill  "  was  published  in  Boston  1797.  Died  at 
Quincy,  Mass.,  1846. 

The  I  Power  of  Sympathy:  |  or,  the  |  Triumph  of  Nature.  [ 
Founded  in  Truth.  |  In  two  Volumes.  |  Vol.  I.  |  [4  lines  of 
Poetry]  |  [device]  |  Printed  at  Boston,  |  by  Isaiah  Thomas 
and  Company.  |  Sold  at  their  Bookstore,  No.  45  Newbury 
Street.  |  And  at  said  Thomas's  Bookstore  in  Worcester.  | 
MDCCLXXXIX. 


Early  American  Fiction  21 

Collation.  Volume  I.  Frontispiece  by  Samuel  Hill.  Title, 
I  page  (I.);  Dedication,  i  page  (HI.);  Preface,  2  pages  (V. 
and  VI.);  Text,  pp.  7-138. 

Volume  2.      Preface,  i  page  (1-2);  Text,  pp.  3-158. 

"  The  Power  of  Sympathy  "  was  for  a  long  time  considered 
the  earliest  American  novel,  but  Hopkinson's  "  Pretty  Story  " 
has  disproved  this.  Copies  have  sold  for  large  prices  at 
auction. 

A  reprint  has  been  issued,  2  vols,  in  i,  Boston,  n.d.  Lim- 
ited to  550  copies. 

MURGATROYD,    MaTTHEW, 

The  Refugee.  A  Romance.  By  Capt.  Matthew  Murgatroyd, 
of  the  Ninth  Continentals  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  New 
York,  1825.      2  vols.  i6mo,  pp.  325-308. 

Neal,  John. 

1793-1876. 

At  one  time  one  of  the  most  popular  of  American  novelists. 
He  was  a  friend  of  Poe,  and  his  first  encourager.  He  was 
editor  of  "  The  Yankee,"  and  published  His  "  Recollections  " 
in  1869. 

Keep  Cool,  a  Novel.  Written  in  hot  weather  by  Somebody, 
M.D.C.  &  &  &  author  of  Sundry  Works  of  Great  Merit .  .  . 
never  published  or  read,  from  His — story,  reviewed  by — 
Himself — Esquire.  Baltimore,  1817.  2  vols.  i2mo,  pp. 
xvii.  19-239,  196. 
*  The  author's  first  work. 

Logan,  A  Family  History.   Philadelphia,  1822.   2  vols.  i2mo, 

pp-  (2)  317,-341,  (O- 

Seventy  Six.  by  the  author  of  Logan.  Baltimore,  J.  Robin- 
son, 1823.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  vi.,  13,  268-13,  260,  I. 

Same.     London,  1823,     4  vols.  pp.  300-286-302-321. 

Randolph:  a  Novel,  by  the  author  of  Logan  and  Seventy-Six. 
Published  for  whom  it  may  concern.  [4  lines  of  Poetry.] 
New  York,  1823.      2  vols.  lamo,  pp.  339-346. 


22  Early  American  Fiction 

Errata;  or,  the  Works  of  Will  Adams,  a  Tale,  by  the  author 
of  "Logan,  Seventy-Six  and  Randolph."  [i  line  quota- 
tion.]    New  York,  1823.      2  vols.  i6mo,  pp.  364. 

Brother  Jonathan;  or,  the  New  Englanders.  Edinburgh  and 
London,  1825.    3  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  (2),  42i-(4),  4Si-(4),  452. 

Rachel  Dyer:  a  North  American  Story.  Portland,  Shirley  & 
Hyde,  1828.     i2mo,  pp.  276. 

Authorship,  A  tale,  by  a  New-Englander  over-sea.  Boston, 
1830.      i2mo,  pp.  iv.,  267. 

Paulding,  James  Kirke. 

Born  at  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  Y.,  1779.  Was  one  of  the  earliest 
friends  of  Washington  Irving,  in  conjunction  with  whom  he 
wrote  Salmagundi.  President  Van  Buren  appointed  him  Sec. 
of  the  Navy.  His  hatred  of  everything  English,  which  is 
shown  in  most  of  his  works,  and  his  quick  wit  and  overflow- 
ing humor  soon  placed  him  among  the  first  writers  of  the 
day.  His  works,  however,  are  but  little  read  at  the  present 
time.     He  died  at  Hyde  Park,  N.  Y.,  April  6,  i860. 

The  Diverting  History  of  John  Bull  and  Brother  Jonathan, 
by  Hector  Bull-Us.  New  York,  Inskeep  &  Bradford.  181 2. 
i6mo,  pp.  153. 

Koningsmarke,  the  Long  Finne;  a  Story  of  the  New  World. 
New  York,  C.  Wiley.  1823.     2  vols.  pp.  228-215. 

*  Also  N.  Y.,  1836.      2  vols.,  pp.  228-215. 

John  Bull  in  America;  or,  the  New  Munchausen.  New  York, 
C.  Wiley.  1825.      i2mo,  pp.  xvii.,  226. 

*  Also  London,  1825. 

The  Merry  Tales  of  the  Three  Wise  Men  of  Gotham.  New 
York,  C.  &  G.  Carvill.  1826.      i2mo,  pp.  324. 

Tales  of  the  Good  Woman,  by  a  Doubting  Gentleman.  New 
York,  G.  &  C.  &  H.  Carvill,  1829.       i2mo,  pp.  2,  p.  1.  13- 

367- 


Early  American  Fiction  23 

Potts,   Stacy  Gardner. 

1800-1865. 

Judge  of  Supreme  Court  of  New  Jersey,  1852-59, 

Village  Tales;  or,  Recollections  of  By-Pastimes,  by  Oliver 
Oakwood.     Trenton,  1827.      i2mo. 

RowsoN,  Susannah. 

The  Author  of  "  Charlotte  Temple  "  was  born  in  Ports- 
mouth, England,  in  1762.  She  was  the  daughter  of  William 
Haswell  of  the  British  Navy,  and  Married  William  Rowson 
a  Musician.  In  1793  she  came  to  America  where  she  appeared 
on  the  Stage  in  most  of  the  larger  cities.  She  retired  from 
the  Stage  in  1797  and  established  a  school  for  young  ladies 
in  Boston.  She  Published  in  1804  a  volume  of  poems.  Died, 
1824. 

Charlotte,  a  tale  of  Truth,  by  Mrs.  Rowson,  of  the  New 
Theatre.  Philadelphia;  Author  of  Victoria,  The  Inquisitor, 
Fille  De  Chambre,  etc.  [7  lines  of  Poetry] — Second  Phila- 
delphia Edition — Printed  for  Mathew  Carey,  No.  118 
Market-Street.      Oct.  9,  1794.      i3mo,  2  vols,  in  i,  pp.  170. 

*  Although  the  title  states  this  to  be  the  second  Philadel- 
phia Edition,  it  is  really  the  first  American  publication  of 
this  famous  work.  The  first  edition  was  published  in  Lon- 
don about  1790.  So  numerous  were  the  earl)^  editions  of 
this  work,  that  I  will  not  attempt  to  give  a  list  of  them,  but 
refer  the  reader  to  "  Sabin's  Dictionary." 

The  Inquisitor;  or.  Invisible  Rambler,  by  Mrs.  Susannah 
Rowson.  Second  American  Edition.  Philadelphia,  Ma- 
thew Carey,  1794.      3  vols,  in  i.      i2mo,  pp.  246. 

Trials  of  the  Human  Heart.  A  Novel.  By  Mrs.  Rowson  of 
the  New  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  Author  of  Slaves  in 
Algiers,  or  a  struggle  for  freedom,  Inquisitor,  Charlotte, 
Fille  De  Chambre,  etc.,  etc.  [6  Lines  of  Poetry.]  Phila- 
delphia, 1795.     4  vols,  in  2.      i2mo. 

*  The  above  title  is  presumed  to  be  correct,  I  cannot  how- 
ever vouch  for  this,  as  I  have  been  unable  to  personally  col- 


24  Early  American  Fiction 

late  a  copy,  and  the  bibliographical  works  which  I  have  con- 
sulted do  not  give  full  title.  The  above  is  copied  from  a 
prospectus  of  the  work  published  in  Phila.  By  Mrs.  Rowson 
in  1794.  This  interesting  broadside  gives  the  address  of  the 
Authoress  as  Seventh  and  Chestnut  Sts. 

Reuben  and  Rachel;  or,  Tales  of  Olden  Times.  A  Novel  by 
Mrs.  Rowson,  Author  of  Charlotte,  Trials  of  the  Heart, 
Fille  de  Chambre,  etc.,  etc.  Published  according  to  Act 
of  Congress.  Boston:  Printed  by  Manning  and  Loring, 
1798.      i2mo,  pp.  iv.-364. 

*  Another  edition.     London,  1799.      2  vols.  izmo. 

Lucy  Temple;  or,  The  Three  Orphans.    London,  n.  d.    i2mo. 

*  Sequel  to  Charlotte  Temple, 

Sarah;  or,  The  Exemplary  Wife;  or,  Sincerity.  Boston, 
Chas.  Williams,  1813. 

*  First  published  as  a  Serial  in  the  Boston  Weekly  Mag., 
1805. 

Charlotte's  Daughter;  or.  Three  Orphans.  A  Sequel  to 
Charlotte  Temple,  by  Susannah  Rowson.  .  .  .  To  which  is 
prefixed  a  Memoir  of  the  Author.  Boston,  Richardson  & 
Lord,  1828.     8vo,  pp.  184. 

RoYALL,  Anne. 

Born  in  Virginia  in  1769.  In  Childhood  she  was  kidnapped 
by  Indians  and  held  captive  for  15  years.  She  established 
herself  in  Washington  and  edited  two  papers:  "  Paul  Pry  " 
and  the  "Huntress,"  in  that  City.  *' She  yielded  a  Bitter 
and  sarcastic  pen."  Died  in  1854. 
The  Tennessean,   a  Novel,  Founded  on   Fact.      New  Haven, 

Printed  for  the  Author,  1827.      i2mo,  pp.  372. 

Rush,  Rebecca. 

A  member  of  the  Philadelphia  family  of  this  name. 
Kelroy,  a  Novel;  by  a  Lady  of  Pennsylvania.    Philadelphia, 
1812.      i2mo. 


Early  American  Fiction  25 

SaNFORD,   EZEKIEL. 

A  Resident  of  Ridgefield,  Conn.  Born  1796.  Died  1822. 
Published  a  History  of  tiie  U.  S.  1819. 

The  Humours  of  Eutopia:  a  Tale  of  Colonial  Times  by  An 
Eutopian.  [Line  from  Virgil.]  In  two  volumes.  [Vol.:.] 
Philadelphia,  Carey,  Lea  &  Carey, — Chestnut  Street.  1828. 
2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  215-230. 

Seaborn,  Adam. 

Symzonia;  a  Voyage  of  Discovery,  by  Captain  Adam  Sea- 
born. New  York:  Printed  by  T.  Seymour,  49  John  Street, 
1820. 

*  A  burlesque  on   Symmes'  Theory  of  Concentric  Spheres. 

Sedgwick,  Catharine  Maria. 
1789-1867. 

A  noted  Authoress  and  Teacher,  of  Stockbridge,  Mass.  A 
selection  of  her  works  was  published  in  3  vols,  in  1849  and 
1856. 

A  New  England  Tale;  or,  Sketches  of  New  England  Charac- 
ter and  Manners.  New  York:  E.  Bliss,  1822.  i2mo,  pp.  viii, 
5-277- 

*  Also  London,  1822.      i2mo. 

Redwood;  a  Tale,  By  the  Author  of  "A  New  England 
Tale."     New  York,  1824.      2  vols.  i2mo. 

*  Also  London,  1824.      3  vols. 

The  Travellers.  A  tale.  Designed  for  Young  People,  by  the 
Author  of  "  Redwood. "  New  York,  E.  Bliss  and  E.  White. 
1825.      i8mo. 

Hope  Leslie;  or.  Early  Times  in  the  Massachusetts.  By  the 
Author  of  "Redwood."  New  York  :  White,  Gallaher,  and 
White,  1827.      2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  vii,  13-279;  296. 

*  Also  London,  1828.     3  vols.  i2mo. 


26  Early  American  Fiction 

Clarence;  or,  a  Tale  of  our  own  times.  By  the  Author  of 
"Hope  Leslie."  Philadelphia:  Carey  and  Lea,  1830.  2 
vols.,  pp.  302,  286. 

*  Also  London,  1830.     3  vols.  i2mo. 

Sherburne,   Henry. 

The  Oriental  Philanthropist,  or  True  Republican.  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  1800,      i2mo,  pp.  215. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Harrison. 

What  is  Gentility?  A  Moral  Tale.  City  of  Washington: 
Published  by  Pishey  Thompson,  1828.      i2mo,  pp.  257. 

Tenney,  Tabitha, 
1762-1837. 

Daughter  of  Samuel  Oilman.  Also  author  of  "The  New 
Pleasing  Instructor." 

Female  Quixotism:  exhibited  in  the  Romantic  Opinions  and 
Extravagant  Adventures  of  Dorcasina  Sheldon.  Newbury- 
port,  Thomas  &  Whipple,  1808.    2  vols.  i2mo,  pp.  180,-213. 

*  This  once  popular  work  passed  through  several  editions. 
Duyckinck  says:  "We  have  met  with  no  earlier  copy  than 
this."     (Boston,  1829.) 

Tyler,   Royall. 

Born  in  Boston  in  1758.  Graduated  from  Harvard,  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  John  Adams.  He  was  author  of 
"  The  Contrast,"  one  of  the  earliest  comedies  written  by  an 
American.  In  1800  he  was  elected  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Vermont.  He  was  the  author  of  numerous  works  of  humor. 
Died  in  1826. 

The  Algerine  Captive;  or.  The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Doctor 
Updike  Underbill,  a  Prisoner  among  the  Algerines.  Wal- 
pole,  Vt.,  1797. 

*  Also  Hartford,  1816.     2  vols.  i2mo. 


Early  American  Fiction  27 

ViCERY,  Eliza. 

Emily  Hamilton,  a  Novel.  Founded  on  Incidents  in  Real 
Life.  By  a  Young  Lady  of  Worcester  County.  Worcester: 
Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas  Jun.   1803.     i8mo,  pp.  249. 

Warren,   Caroline  Matilda. 

The  Gamsters;  or,  Ruins  of  Innocence.  An  Original  Novel, 
founded  in  Truth.  By  Caroline  Matilda  Warren.  Boston, 
1805.      i2mo,  pp.  304. 

*  Also  Boston,  1828.     i6mo,  pp.  iv.,  300. 

Watkins,  Tobias. 
1780-1855. 

A  noted  Maryland   Physician.     Joint  editor  with  Stephen 
Simpson  of  the  "  Portico." 

Tales  of  the  Tripod;  or  a  Delphian  Evening.  By  Perti- 
nax  Particular.     Baltimore,  182 1.      i6mo,  pp.  162. 

Wood,  Sally  Sayward  (Barrell)  Keating. 

The  first  writer  of  Fiction   in    the   State  of  Maine.     See 
Williamson's  Bibliography  of  Maine. 

Dorval;  or  the  Speculator.  A  novel  founded  on  Recent  facts. 
By  a  Lady,  author  of  Julia  .  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  :  Printed 
at  the  Ledger  Press  by  Nutting  &  Whitelock  (for  the 
Author),  1801.      24mo,  pp.  285. 

Ferdinand  and  Elmira:  a  Russian  Story.  By  a  lady  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, etc.  Baltimore:  Printed  by  S.  Butler,  1804. 
24mo,  pp.  311. 

Tales  of  the  Night,  by  a  lady  of  Maine.  Author  of  Julia, 
etc.  Portland,  Printed  and  published  by  Thomas  Todd, 
1827.      i6mo,  pp.  74,  90. 

*  Also,    Amelia;   or,  the  influence  of  Virtue.     Entered  for 
Copyright  in  1802. 


28  Early  /American  Fiction 

WooDwoRTH,  Samuel, 

The  author  of  "  The  Old  Oaken  Bucket  "  was  born  at 
Scituate,  Mass.,  in  1785.  He  was  the  editor  of  several  maga- 
zines and  contributed  largely  to  the  New  York  Mirror.  He 
was  the  author  of  several  plays,  some  of  which  were  popular 
on  the  New  York  Stage  in  the  early  years  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  "The  Champions  of  Freedom,"  is,  I  believe,  his 
only  work  of  fiction.      He  died  in  New  York  City  in  1842. 

The  Champions  of  Freedom,  or  the  Mysterious  Chief,  A 
Romance  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.  Founded  on  the 
brilliant  events  of  the  late  war.  New  York,  Charles  N. 
Baldwin,  1817.     2  vols.  i2mo. 


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INDEX  OF  TITLES. 


A  History  of  New  York,  17. 
Amelia;   or,    The   Influence  of   Vir- 
tue, 27. 
A  Modern  Collection,  7. 
A  New  England  Tale,  25. 
A  Peep  at  the  Pilgrims,  7. 
A  Pretty  Story,  16. 
A  Sketch  of  the  Olden  Time,  7. 
A  Winter  in  Washington,  8. 
Alonza  and  Melissa,  17, 
Arthur  Mervyn,  10, 
Authorship,  22. 

Baktiar  Nameh,  5. 
Bracebridge  Hall,  17. 
Brother  Jonathan,  22. 

Captain  Smith  and  Princess  Pocahon- 
tas, 13. 
Carwin  the  Biloquist,  10. 
Charlotte  [Temple],  23. 
Charlotte's  Daughter,  24. 
Clara  Howard,  10. 
Clarence,  26. 
Cynthia,  5. 

Delaval,  5. 

Dorval;  or,  The  Speculator,  27. 

Edgar  Huntley,  10. 
Emily  Hamilton,  27. 
Errata,  22. 

Essays  of  Howard,  5. 
Euphemia,  19. 

Fanshawe,  15. 
Felix  Alvarez,  12. 
Female  Friendship,  6. 
Female  Quixotism,  26. 
Ferdinand  and  Elmira,  27. 
Fort  Braddock  Letters,  6. 
Francis  Berrian,  13. 

George  Mason,  13. 
Giovanni  Slogarro,  16. 
Goslington  Shadow,  12. 


Henrietta,  19. 
Hobomok,  11. 
Hope  Leslie,  25. 

Jane  Talbot,  10. 

John  Bull  in  America,  22. 

Justina,  or  the  Will,  6. 

Keep  Cool,  21. 
Kelroy,  24. 
Koningsmarke,  22. 

Leslie  Linkfield,  12. 

Lionel  Lincoln,  12. 

Logan,  21. 

Lucy  Temple;  or,  Three  Orphans,  24. 

Margaretta,  6. 

Memoirs  of  the  Bloomsgrove  Family, 

15. 
Miss  Mac  Rae,  8. 
Modern  Chivalry,  9. 
Monima;  or,  The  Beggar  Girl,  7. 
Moreland  Vale,  7. 

Nahant,  7. 
National  Tales,  7. 

O'Halloran,  20. 
Ormond,  10. 

Political  Catechism,  i6. 
Precaution,  11. 

Rachel  Dyer,  22. 

Randolph,  21. 

Redfield,  14. 

Redwood,  25. 

Reuben  and  Rachel,  24. 

Rosa;  or,  American  Genius,  7. 

St.  Ursula's  Convent,  14. 

Sarah;  or.  The  Exemplary  Wife,  24. 

Saratoga,  7. 

'Seventy-Six,  21. 

Sophia,  19. 

Symzonia,  25. 


INDEX    OF    TITLES. 


Tadeuskund,   15. 

Tales  and  Sketches,  18. 

Tales  and  Sketches.     By  A  Country 

Schoolmaster,  18. 
Tales  of  the  Emerald  Isle,  8. 
Tales  of  the  Good  Woman,  22. 
Tales  of  the  Night,  27. 
Tales  of  a  Traveller,  17. 
Tales  of  the  Tripod,  27. 
The  Algerine  Captive,  26. 
The  Art  of  Courting,  5. 
The  Asylum,  20. 
The  Betrothed  of  Wyoming,  5. 
The  Borderers,  12. 
The  Buccaneers,  18. 
The  Champions  of  Freedom,  28. 
The  Coquette,  14. 

The  Diverting  History  of  John  Bull, 
22. 

The  Farmer  of  New  Jersey,  13. 

The  Female  American,  5. 

The  Female  Quixote,  19. 

The  First  Settlers  of  Virginia,  13. 

The  Florida  Pirate,  6. 

The  Foresters,  8, 

The  Fortunate  Discovery,  6. 

The  Gamsters,  27. 

The  Hearts  of  Steel,  20. 

The  History  of  the  Duchess  of  C ,  6. 

The  History  of  the  Two  Shoemakers,  6. 

The  Humors  of  Eutopia,  25. 

The  Inquisitor,  23. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,  12. 

The  Lawyer,  6. 

The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Arthur 

Clenning,  13. 
The  Lottery  Ticket,  6. 


The  Magdalen  Churchyard,  20. 
The  Memoirs  of  Lafitte,  7. 
The  Merry  Tales  of  the  Three  Wise 
Men,  22. 

The  Oriental  Philanthropist,  26. 

The  Orphans,  7. 

The  Pilot,  II. 

The  Pioneers,  11, 

The  Power  of  Sympathy,  20. 

The  Prairie,  12. 

The  Prophecy,  16. 

The  Rebels,  11. 

The  Red  Rover,  12. 

The  Refugee,  21. 

The  Rivals  of  Acadia,  10. 

The  Sicilian  Pirate,  7. 

The  Shoshonee  Valley,  13. 

The  Sketch  Book,  17. 

The  Spectre  of  the  Forest,  19. 

The  Spy,  11. 

The  Tennessean,  24. 

The  Travellers,  25. 

The  Valley  of  Shenandoah,  15. 

The  Water  Witch,  12. 

The  Wept  of  Wish-ton-Wish,  12. 

The  Wilderness,  19. 

The  Witches  of  N. E.,  8. 

The  Yankee  Traveller,  8. 

Tokeah,  8. 

Tonnawanda,  14. 

Tonnewonte,   14. 

Trials  of  the  Human  Heart,  23. 

Village  Tales,  23. 

What  is  Gentility  ?,  26. 
Wieland,  10. 
Winter  Evenings,  14. 


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